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Letters PetentNa 83,67 8, dated .November 3, 1868; antedated October 17, 1868.

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The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whomtt ma/y concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES W. WESTON, of the city and State of New York, have invented and made a certain new and useful vImprovement in Fruit-Carriers; and I do hereby declare the following to'be a full clear, and exact description of the said invention, re erence being had to the annexed drawing, making part of this .speciication,' wherein- Fig'ure l is a section of one-of said nuit-carriers, and Figure 2 is an end view representing three of said nuit-carriers together.

i other ,provided with a movablecover, so`that the fruit can be placed in ysuch cylinder, and securely retained therein, and then said cylinder can be transported in a horizontal position; thereby there will be little or no pressure of the fruits one on the other; and a series of these cylinders can `be secured together" by a wire, string, or other article, passed through their ends, so that they may bes'uspended, or a series of them may be packed together in a frame, box, or hoop, for convenienceof transportation, under all circumstances the interstices between the cylinders allowing free ventilation. s

In the drawing, a represents a cylinder, of any de. sired size or material, formed with a number of perfo# rations throughout the entire length.

For berries, I prefer to form these cylinders of veneers of wood, but for peaches "they may be 'formed of pasteboard. i

The fixed head, t, is secured into one end of the Acylinder a, by gluing, or'in any other convenient mde, and at the other end the movable head, e, is united by a hinge, so as to be easily opened for the introduction of the fruit.

The ends of the cylinders should project beyond the heads, so as to allow a string, wire, or other device for connecting a series of these fruit-carriers together to be employed, the same passing through the cylinder,

outside the head, as seen at d, so as to render thev heads more secure, as well as connecting several of these cylinders together for convenience in handling.

If desired, the perforated cylinder might be divided up into smaller seetion'sjby longitudinal divisions.

'What- I claim, and `desire to secure by Letters A fruit-carrier, formed of a perforated cylinder, iitted 

